Brij Narayan
Brij Narayan | |
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Born | Udaipur, Rajasthan, India | 25 April 1952
Origin | Udaipur, Rajasthan, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Instrument(s) | sarod |
Years active | 1967–present |
Website | Brij Narayan |
Brij Narayan (
Early life
Narayan was born on 25 April 1952 in Udaipur, Rajasthan as the oldest son of sarangi player Ram Narayan.[1] He was taught music from an early age and began playing the sarod at the age of seven.[2] Narayan knows how to play sarangi, but chose to specialize in playing the sarod, stating he believed his background would give him an advantage over other sarod players and that he liked its "combination of melody and percussion".[3][4] Narayan studied for a short time under his uncle, tabla player Chatur Lal, and sarod player Ali Akbar Khan in Delhi, but returned to study under his father following Lal's death in 1965.[2] In 1967, Narayan received the President's gold medal as top instrumentalist in the All India Radio competition.[1][5] In the late 1960s, he was the subject of a movie, participated in a 1969 cultural delegation tour of Afghanistan with his father, and became a scholar of the Bharat Sangeet Sabha.[1]
Career
Narayan graduated from the
Family and personal life
Narayan is married, lives in Mumbai, and has children.[11] His son Harsh Narayan was born in the mid-1980s and plays sarangi since 1997; both Brij and his son have performed with Ram Narayan.[3] Narayan works for the Pt Ram Narayan Foundation in Mumbai, which offers scholarships to sarangi students.[4]
Discography
- Raga Lalit, Raga Bairagi Bhairav (1999)
- Raga Bhatiyar and Raga Shankara (2002)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Magic in his fingers". Screen. 14 November 2003. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Allmusic. Archived from the originalon 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ a b Suryanarayan, Renuka (7 September 2002). "Sarangi at its best". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Tandon, Aditi (25 March 2006). "Preserving traditional melodies". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ "An evening to remember". The Indian Express. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- Allmovie. Archived from the originalon 22 October 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Music.Detected_ – Credits". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Musical concerts in Mangalore from today". The Hindu. 1 April 2005. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards (Akademi Puraskar) for the Year 2015" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi: Sangeet Natak Akademi. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ISBN 3-7618-1122-5.
- ISBN 0-415-97202-7.
External links
- "Brij Narayan". Official website.
- Brij Narayan at AllMusic
- Brij Narayan at IMDb